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How to Book a Jones Model

 

Once you've chosen a model/talent or group, fill out the invoice or email with the name(s) and with information about you, the modeling job, and your dollar offer.

 

What to Include in an Inquiry

  • The Rate of Your Assignment
    • Remember, all offers are + 20% finder's fee.
  • Assignment date(s)
  • Time involved
  • When can the talent expect to receive payment? (upon completion of assignment, 30 days, 60 days)
  • Where will the assignment take place? (Location address, city, state)
  • Will travel, accommodations, meals, and/or parking be paid for?
  • Assignment type (i.e. - tradeshow, photo shoot, film, commercial, promotional event, etc.)
  • Assignment description (i.e. - what will the model be doing, wearing, etc.)
  • Who is the assignment for? (i.e. - "Fitness Mag", self-assignment, Fanny's Fashions, etc.)
  • For what purpose will the resulting images be used? (i.e. - self-promotion, web/Internet, product package, gallery, billboard, magazine advertisement, etc.)
  • Release level required (full or limited)
  • Is the assignment pro bono, TFCD or has a budget?
  • Can information about assignment be forwarded (images, weblink, etc)?
  • Your company name (and website address if applicable)
  • Your full name
  • Your "Bill To" mailing address (No P.O. Boxes)
  • Your contact phone & fax number
  • Anything else you think may affect the negotiation. (i.e. - Video will be shot as well as stills, there is nudity involved, the lingerie will be sheer, the model needs to know how to do their own hair & make-up, etc.)

 

Pricing and Making Offers

  • All you need to do is select the people you'd like to work with, and we'll present your offer to them.
  • The talent will decide based on the information they are given whether to accept, decline, or counter your offer.
  • Jobs that don't require a full release can be somewhat less expensive, and while all of our talent are open to signing a full release, you should not expect them to do so in every situation.
  • MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent has the right to approve or disapprove of any contract or release, job offer, or rate for the models' time.
  • In addition to our 20% finder's fee (see below) MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent also receives an industry standard listing fee from the talent equal to 20% of the final price you pay the talent, so please keep that in mind when making your offer.

 

Additional Fees

Finder's Fee

A 20% finder's fee applies to all payable amounts (models' payment, usage fees, and exclusion fees).

 

Usage Fees for Assignment Photography

Hourly rates negotiated between clients and models are for the models time and often are separate from the fee required by the model to release their rights to the images.

 

The model may wish to negotiate an additional rate for any use of the photographs, or reproductions or adaptations thereof, or drawings wherefrom, either complete or in part, alone or in conjunction with any workings or drawings, other than the permitted use.

 

Unless otherwise agreed to via a limited release (as opposed to a full release for stock photography), the 'permitted use' is for the photographer's personal use only and EXCLUDES uses such as the following:

    Annual report

    Billboard

    Book cover

    Broadcast

    Brochure

    Catalog

    Consumer magazine

    Consumer news

    Counter card

    Editorial

    Model/talent endorsement

    Package

    Point-of-purchase

    Poster

    Out-of-home

    Album cover

    Trade

    Web/Internet

It is not permitted to use photographs for any purpose whatsoever until all fees have been paid.

 

Rates for all foreign material are to be separately negotiated.

 

For more information on usage fees, please view our memo entitled "Usage fees vs. Full Releases".

 

Exclusion Fees

A special fee may be negotiated when the work is in conjunction with a product which precludes work for competing products.  It is the CLIENT'S responsibility to check with MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent to determine whether conflicting work has been done.  If a model advertises a product he/she is able to work for any competitor unless an exclusion fee has been negotiated.

 

Aside from the 20% finder's fee, additional fee requirements are up to the individual talent's discretion and are negotiable.

 

Reference Requirements

First time clients should be prepared to provide reference information.  Once we have this info on file you will not be asked for it again.

 

Go-Sees, Castings & the Buddy System

Go-see's, castings, and auditions are free & HIGHLY recommended but all appointments will be based on the talent's time & availability. There may be a charge for fittings after a casting.  Once references are obtained (see above), we will notify the talent of the audition request and let you know their decision. After an audition, any subsequent booking request should only be made through MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent.

 

All of our talent will be asked to use the "buddy system" with all new clients, so expect them to show up with a friend and definitely if the talent is under 18 years old.

 

Polaroids & Hardcopies

Requests to receive entire hardcopy portfolios will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the individual models themselves.

 

Model-Client Interaction

It is MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent's policy to request that clients keep us informed of all contact they have with our listed talent before, during, and after assignments. We also request that all future booking inquiries for those models go through MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent.  Finally, we hope that clients respect the fact that our talent should not be solicited directly for representation or be referred to other clients, managers, or agents.

 

General Payment Terms

  • MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent talent should be paid directly and at the completion of the assignment.  If you prefer to be invoiced by the talent, please specify this prior to confirming the assignment.

 

  • MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent requests a finder's fee (service charge) equal to 20% of the final price you pay the talent, so please keep that in mind when making your offer.  Unless negotiated separately, all fees will be based on the model's quoted daily or hourly rate. 

 

When paying MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent talent, most will require cash or postal money order. If the shoot will run for more than a day, our talent may request a deposit for 50% of the estimated total before the project begins.

 

MOJO NY/Jones Model and Talent finder's fee should be paid separately and can be paid with a mailed check (company or certified only, no personal checks), Paypal, or credit card.

 

Cancellation Policy

The following industry-standard cancellation policy will apply to all bookings:

0-24 hours notice of cancellation 

100% of minimum payment due within 30 days of cancellation

25-48 hours notice of cancellation

50% of minimum payment due within 30 days of cancellation

Greater than 48 hours notice of cancellation

No payment due